Author: The BlackSummit Team

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: June 27, 2023 |

The Battleground of Plenty and Poverty: Reflections on Africa

This week, we will be continuing our series on emerging economies with some comments on Africa. Like many of the regions we have explored in this commentary series on emerging […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: June 24, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

Uncertainty and new opportunities continue to drive the geopolitical landscape. In this week’s edition of Geopolitics & the Day After, we explore a wide range of topics, from China’s precarious economic […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: June 17, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed up 2.58% and 1.25%, respectively, while the Nasdaq gained 3.25%. […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: June 13, 2023 |

CROSSROADS

At the Intersection of Geopolitics and Geoeconomics June 13, 2023| Volume 6, Issue 5 | The BlackSummit Team Here is a summary of important events that unfolded over the last […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: June 10, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

The BlackSummit Team | June 10, 2023 Global Market News Global equities make gainsGlobal equities made slight gains this week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed up 0.39% and 0.34%, respectively, […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: June 8, 2023 |

Geopolitics and the Day After

Geopolitical tensions continue to reshape the global economy, with the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine continuing to impact the eurozone’s financial stability, and China and its allies pushing forward […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: June 6, 2023 |

Fighting the Last War

The original iPhone, announced in January of 2007 and released in June of that year, was greeted with plenty of skepticism. Smartphones weren’t entirely brand new, even ones with touch […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: June 3, 2023 |

Weekly Market Update

Global Market News Global equities make gains Global equities made gains this week as Republicans and Democrats came to an agreement to raise the US debt ceiling, staving off default. […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: June 1, 2023 |

Geopolitics & the Day After

This week, we begin by discussing the inflated price of financial assets, which may be cause for concern as the era of “cheap money” comes to an end in the […]

By: The BlackSummit Team | On: May 30, 2023 |

Lenses for Latin America

This week, we will be continuing our series on emerging economies with some thoughts on Latin America. In examining Latin America’s prospects this week, we present below four lenses through […]